Commercial banks in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, are rejecting old naira notes from customers despite an order of the Supreme Court. Recall that the Supreme Court temporarily restrained the CBN from withdrawing and making the old currency notes of 200,500 and 1000 naira denominations obsolete till Wednesday, February 15, …

Jigawa State Government said it has recorded over 367 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis in 17 local government areas. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Mu’azu stated this when he received Director General of the Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa on Friday in his office. …

Former Real Madrid President, Ramon Calderon, has expressed his disappointment over the club’s legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to join Al-Nassr. Calderon said Ronaldo should have remained in the top leagues in Europe for the next three years instead of joining Al-Nassr in the Middle East. Recall that Ronaldo ended his …

Popular reality TV star, Adekunle Olopade, has indicated an interest in becoming the host of Africa’s popular reality show, Big Brother Naija, BBNaija. The BBNaija ‘Level Up’ finalist, who applied for the role in a public post shared on his Twitter handle on Monday, declared that he is ready to …

Niger State Government has ordered the police and other security agencies in the state to effect the arrest of persons who reject the old naira notes as a means of transaction. The Secretary to the Niger State Government, SSG, Alh. Ahmed Ibrahim Matane made the disclosure during an interview in …

Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has assured that his government will allocate ten billion dollars towards youth empowerment and their education. He stated this at UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar, when he addressed mass rally of PDP supporters and members …

The interim report from nine months study led by Dr. Oludare Ogunlana of June Group Research and Council for African Security Affairs (CASA) with other Intelligence practitioners in the United States, Europe, and Nigeria pointed to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria as a potential winner.   …

The federal government has ordered the closure of all polytechnics in the country ahead of the general election scheduled to begin on 25th February, NEWSEXTRA24 reports.   The directive was given by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, barely a week after the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered the closure …

“This is my final marriage. If this one falls apart, I won’t marry again. This is my fifth and worst marriage because my wife adopted what is not obtainable. This feels like punishment; not marriage. “I doubt if I am still in the marriage because it seems she has already …

The chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, said despite the seeming split in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the naira redesign policy, the chances of the party winning the elections remains bright. Yes, we are not happy with the policy, because we are …